Middle school students' perceptions of peer groups: Relative judgments about group characteristics

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-373

  England, Eileen M ^a   Petro, Kirsten D ^b  

^a URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032396460     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431698018004002     Document Type: Article

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